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Table 3.

The expression of EMT markers in chordoma tissues

Biological characteristics	n	E-cadherin				N-cadherin				Vimentin
		Positive	Negative	χ ²	p	Positive	Negative	χ ²	p	Positive	Negative	χ ²	p
Age (years)
>60	24	10	14	0.14	0.783	17	7	0.236	0.627	21	3	1.634	0.201
≤60	30	11	19	0.14	0.783	23	7	0.236	0.627	29	1	1.634	0.201
Gender
Male	38	12	26	2.884	0.128	30	8	1.586	0.208	36	2	0.86	0.354
Female	16	9	7	2.884	0.128	10	6	1.586	0.208	14	2	0.86	0.354
Relapse
Yes	14	8	6	2.65	0.104	9	5	0.943	0.332	14	0	1.512	0.219
No	40	13	27	2.65	0.104	31	9	0.943	0.332	36	4	1.512	0.219
Surrounding invasion
Yes	36	10	26	5.61	0.018	29	7	2.363	0.124	33	3	0.135	0.713
No	18	11	7	5.61	0.018	11	7	2.363	0.124	17	1	0.135	0.713
Enneking stage
IA	2	1	1	1.174	0.556	2	0	1.929	0.381	2	0	3.218	0.2
IB	49	18	31			35	14			46	3
III	3	2	1			3	0			2	1